In Re United Services Automobile Ass'n

Opinion by

PAUL W. GREEN, Justice.

In these consolidated petitions for writ of mandamus, we determine whether the trial court abused its discretion by ordering production of unredacted engineering reports prepared for the relators, United Services Automobile Association, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, and State Farm Lloyds (the Insurance Companies), who are not parties to the underlying lawsuit. Because the discovery orders are impermissibly overbroad, we conditionally grant the petitions.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Julio and Clara Cardenas filed suit against Liberty Mutual…